Please note that these are only the peak of the iceberg restaurants, and many restaurant owners have not decided about the Xmas opening times yet. We will keep the list updated. Despite our best efforts, the restaurant owners may change their planned dates, so it is best to call them in advance to make sure you will be welcome.

Booking in advance is warmly recommended at all restaurants on the days of Christmas (from Xmas Eve to Boxing Day).
While the 24th of December is the ‘Holy night’ for Hungarians, the excellent luxury hotel restaurants in Budapest will be open, from Corinthia to Kempinski, also, there will be two Christmas Eve Cruises on the Danube. And if you are visiting the Castle district to see the Buda Castle, etc. you will also find some restaurants with delicious meals and Christmas menus (alas not the Fisherman’s Bastion Restaurant though).

Indicative annual opening hours only. Please check actual opening times for the upcoming year by contacting the restaurant directly.
The traditional Hungarian restaurant with Gypsy music in downtown Budapest.
December 24: Open with a special Christmas dinner menu (no a la carte options
December 25: Open
December 26: Open
December 27-31: Open
January 1: Open

December 24: Open with a special Christmas dinner menu (no a la carte options)
December 25: Open
December 26: Open
December 27-31: Open
January 1: Open

21 Vendeglo Restaurant in Budapest: Christmas Opening Hours:

Indicative annual opening hours only. Please check actual opening times for the upcoming year by contacting the restaurant directly.

21 Magyar Vendeglo Restaurant is located in Fortuna Street in the Castle District, Buda Castle Budapest. They are literally open every day from 12 pm (noon) to 12 am (midnight)
December 24: Open
December 25: Open
December 26: Open
December 27-31: Open
December 31: Open (a la carte New Year’s Eve dinner menu only)
January 1: Open

Pest Buda Bistro in Budapest: Christmas Opening Hours:

Indicative annual opening hours only. Please check actual opening times for the upcoming year by contacting the restaurant directly.

Pest Buda Bistro offers Advent specials during the Advent perios. The bistro is located in Fortuna Street in the Castle District, Buda Castle Budapest
December 24: Open
December 25: Open
December 26: Open
December 27-31: Open
December 31: Open (a la carte New Year’s Eve dinner menu only)
January 1: Open

Paris Budapest Restaurant: Christmas Opening Hours

Indicative annual opening hours only. Please check actual opening times for the upcoming year by contacting the restaurant directly.

Paris Budapest is located in the five star Hotel Sofitel Budapest Chain Bridge
December 24: Open with special Christmas dinner menu, no a la carte menu, 18:30 – 22:30
December 25: Open with special Christmas dinner menu, no a la carte menu
December 26: Open
December 27-30: Open
December 31: Open with a la carte New Year’s Eve dinner menu only
January 1: Open

For Sale Pub Budapest: Christmas Opening Hours

Indicative annual opening hours only. Please check actual opening times for the upcoming year by contacting the restaurant directly.

December 24: Open, from noon to 3 am
December 25: Open, from noon to 3 am
December 26: Open, from noon to 3 am
December 27-31: Open
January 1: Open

Indicative annual opening hours only. Please check actual opening times for the upcoming year by contacting the restaurant directly.
December 24: open from 7 am to noon (with lovely breakfasts)

December 25: open from 8 am to 11 pm
December 26: open from 8 am to 11 pm

Cafe Lado Budapest: Christmas Opening Hours

Indicative annual opening hours only. Please check actual opening times for the upcoming year by contacting the restaurant directly.

December 24: open in the morning for breakfasts, until noon
December 25: Open
December 26: Open
December 27-30: Open
December 31: Open with New Year’s Eve Dinner (no a la carte dinner)
January 1: Open

Cafe Deryne Bistro Budapest: Christmas Opening Hours

Indicative annual opening hours only. Please check actual opening times for the upcoming year by contacting the restaurant directly.

Cafe Deryne is on the Buda side, at the foot of the Castle Hill and a short walk from the Tunnel.
December 23: Open
December 24: Open until 4 pm
December 25: Open from noon
December 26: Open 9 am – midnight
December 27-30: Open
December 31: Open with New Year’s Eve Dinner (no a la carte dinner)
January 1: Open 9 am – midnight

Gundel Restaurant: Christmas Opening Hours

Indicative annual opening hours only. Please check actual opening times for the upcoming year by contacting the restaurant directly.

December 24: Closed
December 25: Open, from 11 am to 12 am (midnight)
December 26: Open, from 11 am to 12 am (midnight)
December 27-30: Open
December 31: New Year’s Eve Party from 7 pm with special dinner menu in 2016
January 1: Open, from 11 am to 12 am (midnight)

Cafe Gerbeaud: Christmas Opening Hours

Indicative annual opening hours only. Please check actual opening times for the upcoming year by contacting the restaurant directly.

December 24: Open, Gerbeaud Bistro closed but the Confectionery part of Gerbeaud is open from 9 am to 3 pm
December 25: Open Bistro from noon to 11 pm, Confectionery from 9 am to 9 pm
December 26: Open, Bistro from noon to 11 pm, Confectionery from 9 am to 9 pm
December 27-30: Open, Bistro from noon to 11 pm, Confectionery from 9 am to 9 pm
December 31: Open, Gerbeaud Bistro closed but the Confectionery part of Gerbeaud is open from 9 am to 9 pm
January 1: the Confectionery is Open form 9 am to 0 pm, the Bistro is open from noon to 11 pm

Nobu Restaurant: Christmas Opening Hours

Indicative annual opening hours only. Please check actual opening times for the upcoming year by contacting the restaurant directly.

Nobu Etterem is in the Kempinski Hotel Corvinus Budapest, in the heart of the city, offering excellent Japanese fusion meals

December 24: Closed
December 25: Open, from noon to 1 am
December 26: Open, from noon to 1 am
December 27-30: Open
December 31: probably a New Year’s Eve Party with special dinner menu in 2016
January 1: Open, from 11 am to 12 am (midnight)

Indicative annual opening hours only. Please check actual opening times for the upcoming year by contacting the restaurant directly.

A hidden gem amongst Hungarian restaurants in Budapest, Arnyas Vendeglo is a lovely place off the city center of Budapest. The restaurant is in District XII.

December 24: Closed
December 25: Open, 12.00-17.00
December 26: Open, 12.00-17.00
December 27-30: Open
December 31: Open with standard Menu
January 1: Open from noon to 10 pm

Nancsi Neni Vendegloje Restaurant, Budapest: Christmas Opening Hours

Indicative annual opening hours only. Please check actual opening times for the upcoming year by contacting the restaurant directly.

December 24: Open until 2pm but only for take away (the restaurant has a special Christmas menu)
December 25: Open
December 26: Open
December 27-30: Open
December 31: Open until 4 pm
January 1: Open from noon to 11 pm

Araz Restaurant, Budapest: Christmas Opening Hours

Indicative annual opening hours only. Please check actual opening times for the upcoming year by contacting the restaurant directly.

December 24: open with a special Christmas Eve menu
December 25: open with a Christmas Brunch
December 26: no data yet

Trofea Restaurant, Kiraly Street, Budapest: Christmas Opening Hours

Indicative annual opening hours only. Please check actual opening times for the upcoming year by contacting the restaurant directly.

December 24: Closed
December 25: Open from 11:30 am to midnight
December 26: Open
December 27-30: Open
December 31: special New Year’s Eve Dinner Party from 8 pm to 4 am
January 1: Open from 11:30 am to midnight

Indicative annual opening hours only. Please check actual opening times for the upcoming year by contacting the restaurant directly.

December 24: Closed
December 25: Open until 8:30 pm
December 26: Open until 8:30 pm
December 27-30: Open
December 31: special New Year’s Eve Dinner Party from 8 pm to 4 am
January 1: Open from noon to midnight (very likely)

Spinoza Cafe & Restaurant, Budapest: Christmas Opening Times

Indicative annual opening hours only. Please check actual opening times for the upcoming year by contacting the restaurant directly.

December 24: Closed
December 25: Open
December 26: Open
December 27-30: Open
December 31: 19:30 pm special New Year’s Eve Dinner Party
January 1: Open

Cyrano Restaurant Budapest, Xmas Opening Hours

Indicative annual opening hours only. Please check actual opening times for the upcoming year by contacting the restaurant directly.

December 24: Closed
December 25: Open
December 26: Open
December 27-30: Open
December 31: from 8 pm special New Year’s Eve Dinner Menu €96 of 4 course
January 1: Open from 1 pm

Indicative annual opening hours only. Please check actual opening times for the upcoming year by contacting the restaurant directly.

December 24: open 9 am – 5pm
December 25: Open
December 26: Open
December 27-30: Open
December 31: special New Year’s Eve Dinner Menu and Party with Buffet Style Dinner
January 1: Open from 1 pm or maybe from noon

Sir Lancelot Knights’ Restaurant, Budapest: Christmas Opening Hours

Indicative annual opening hours only. Please check actual opening times for the upcoming year by contacting the restaurant directly.

December 24: Closed
December 25: Open
December 26: Open
December 27-30: Open
December 31: Open, with a special New Year’s Eve menu from 9 pm
January 1: Open from 5 pm

December 24: Open from 7 pm, you can book a Christmas Eve dinner menu in advance. The Christmas dinner is from 7 pm to 10 pm
December 25: Closed
December 26: Closed
December 27-28: Open
December 29-30: Closed
December 31: Open from 8 pm, you can book a New Year’s Eve dinner menu in advance. The NYE dinner is from 8 pm to 1 am (195 Euros)
January 1: Open

First Strudel (Elso Reteshaz) Budapest: Christmas Opening Hours

Indicative annual opening hours only. Please check actual opening times for the upcoming year by contacting the restaurant directly.

December 24: Closed
December 25: Open from 11 am to 11 pm
December 26: Open from 11 am to 11 pm
December 27-31: Open from 9 am to 11 pm
January 1: Open from 11 am to 11 pm

Indicative annual opening hours only. Please check actual opening times for the upcoming year by contacting the restaurant directly.

December 24: Closed
December 25: Closed
December 26: Closed

Costes Restaurant Budapest, Christmas Opening Hours

Indicative annual opening hours only. Please check actual opening times for the upcoming year by contacting the restaurant directly.

Costes Restaurant was the first Michelin restaurant in Budapest to receive this prestigious recognition (i.e. the 1 Michelin star) in Hungary.
December 23: Closed
December 24: Closed
December 25: Closed
December 26: Closed
December 27-29: Open
December 30: Closed
December 31: Open
January 1: Closed

Arcade Bistro Budapest, Christmas Opening Hours

Indicative annual opening hours only. Please check actual opening times for the upcoming year by contacting the restaurant directly.

December 24: Closed
December 25: Closed
December 26: Closed

Arcade Bistro will only re-open on Dec 28 at 12 pm (noon)

December 31: Open, a la carte dinner, no live music, no show, open until 12 am (midnight)

Cafe Kor (Café Kör) Restaurant Budapest, Christmas Opening Hours

Indicative annual opening hours only. Please check actual opening times for the upcoming year by contacting the restaurant directly.

December 24: Closed
December 25: Closed
December 26: Closed

Klassz Restaurant / Klassz Étterem Budapest, Christmas Opening Hours

Indicative annual opening hours only. Please check actual opening times for the upcoming year by contacting the restaurant directly.

Klassz is where it is impossible to book a table, they do not even use a phone number. We managed to get some info about Klassz via their Wine Society (Bortarsasag) though, but even this info is tentative:
December 24: Closed (for sure)
December 25: May be Open or Closed, not decided yet
December 26: May be Open or Closed, not decided yet
December 31: Open – no booking in advance.

Ket Szerecsen Restaurant Budapest, Christmas Opening Hours

Indicative annual opening hours only. Please check actual opening times for the upcoming year by contacting the restaurant directly.

December 24: Closed
December 25: Closed
December 26: Closed
December 31: Open (booking in advance recommended)
January 1: Open from 2 pm

Osteria Fausto’s Restaurant Budapest, Christmas Opening Hours

Indicative annual opening hours only. Please check actual opening times for the upcoming year by contacting the restaurant directly.

December 24: Closed
December 25: Closed
December 26: Closed

Pozsonyi Kisvendeglo Restaurant Budapest, Christmas Opening Hours

Indicative annual opening hours only. Please check actual opening times for the upcoming year by contacting the restaurant directly.

Indicative annual opening hours only. Please check actual opening times for the upcoming year by contacting the restaurant directly.

Dio Restaurant is no longer open, the restaurant closed down, and the same location is now currently under another restaurant management, concept, etc. called Aszu Restaurant

Mokka Restaurant Budapest: Christmas Opening Hours

Indicative annual opening hours only. Please check actual opening times for the upcoming year by contacting the restaurant directly.

Mokka etterem is located in Sas street, in the city center of Budapest, 2 min walk from the Chain Bridge
Unfortunately their website is down, and their phone number is unavailable so there is no data about Christmas opening hours.

Last updated: Dec 3, 2016 (please contact the restaurant of your interest individually. Most places require reservation, some may change their Christmas and New Year opening hours)